An Average Movie-Goer’s Review
No spoilers! If you would like spoilers – check out the Spoiler post
I love horror movies and if I’m going to watch them anyway, why not write an entertaining/funny review from the POV of an average movie-goer and not a professional critic.
Today we’re looking at 2017’s It Comes at Night
Some time after a deadly disease takes hold of the country, a family hides out in their home isolated from the world… until they get a visitor.
Is it Scary?
It Comes at Night is not scary but I don’t think the movie intends to be out-right horror, it’s main goal is suspense which works for most of the time especially since the audience is left in the dark about what is actually going on.
Review:
Have you ever watched a post-apocalyptic zombie movie and thought “I wonder what’s happening to regular people in that world who are not characters in this movie?”
That’s precisely what this movie is and it’s surprisingly somewhat interesting. The movie is well-acted and the dialogue feels real, both of these help make the movie entertaining. Nuances in the performances really help telegraph the idea of mistrust between the characters.
But, if you like movies where you get all or even most of the answers to questions you might have you probably won’t like this movie.
For the purposes of suspense, the movie also has several shots that linger way too long on characters. Sometimes it feels like it’s just trying to remind us characters exist. After a few of these shots, it starts to feel way too forced and distracting.
Besides those few minor gripes with the suspense-building, the movie does a good job of making you question what is happening. You actually stop wondering about the world and focus on just which of the main characters can be trusted.
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